Barley Mow Brewing Co. of Largo is expanding its distribution into Jacksonville this month. The brewery, which recently grew from a two-barrel system to 30 barrels, has four core beers - Maven Nitro Milk Stout, Quackalope IPA, The Unkindness Black Ale and Selkie Belgian Rye Pale Ale - along with seasonal and limited releases.
It’s going to have a few special events to kick off its introduction here:...

First Magnitude Brewing, Gainesville’s newest brewery, is making its way into Northeast Florida. Some of its beers are now on tap in about a dozen bars and restaurants:World Golf Village Resort, Picasso’s and Steamin’ in Mandarin, Saucy Taco in Fruit Cove, The Floridian, Florida Cracker Cafe, Mellow Mushroom, JP Henley, Gas Full Service, Candlelight South and Time Out Sports Bar in St. Augustine....

The new World of Beer in Jacksonville Beach is opening for the first time on Super Bowl Sunday
It’s in the space last occupied by Yogaberry and Mambo’s at 311 Third St. N. and will feature, as other Worlds of Beer do, 50 drafts and about 500 beers in bottles and cans.
But it will also have liquor, which most WOWs do not. And while the chain traditionally did not serve food, newer locations like this one will....

Intuition's Ben Davis doesn't really plan to put a roller coaster on the roof of his new brewery in downtown Jacksonville, but the idea inspired Amber Waves to come up with these suggestions for tourist attractions at other local breweries

European Street Café in Riverside will break out a bunch of dark beers — some of them rare — and special menu items for its The Black Knight event Sunday, with a screening of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" thrown in for good measure.

Each year, Florida's craft brewers try to get the law changed to allow 64-ounce growlers. After all, the state is one of only three in the country to ban that most popular size of refillable jugs. But each year, the changes get shot down, primarily because of opposition from the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association.
Mitch Rubin, the head of that group of Anheuser-Busch distributors, has said the organization isn't opposed to 64-ounce growlers, it just wants the entire law cleaned up. That hasn't happened....

Beer:30, the small beer store on King Street, is adding a second location in San Marco. It’s actually going to be a franchise, owned by Jeff Burns, and will be at 1543 San Marco Blvd., across the street from the San Marco Animal Hospital.
Burns said he’s planning a retail beer store with a small tap room, seating 10-12 people, in the back. Opening is planned for late January.
Beer:30 opened in 2012, selling craft beer. Co-owner Warren Fryefield said he’d been wanting to add a second store, but started talking to Burns, whose son Kevin works in the store, about a franchise....

Apparently time flies when you're drinking beer. Or brewing it.
But Intuition Ale Works is celebrating its fourth birthday on Saturday, Nov. 22, with lots of activities and beer. But the party will actually start early next week. First of all, a new beer wil be tapped in its King Street tap room each day:
Tuesday - State Line with habaneroWednesday - Cantaloupe Saison with cracked pepperThursday - Smoke IPA with pineappleFriday - Golden Graham Jon Boat...

If you prefer a little pumpkin in your beer, gourd ahead and enjoy yourself Thursday at Engine 15 Brewing Co.
Pumpkin Palooza starts at 4 p.m. at the Jacksonville Beach brewery, which will release its Pumpmaster pumpkin ale in bottles and on draft. And there'll be an impressive lineup of pumpkin and fall beers from other breweries, including:...

If you care as much or more about beer than football, here's a Florida-Georgia rivalry for you: Gainesville's Swamp Head Brewery vs. Terrapin Beer of Athens, Ga.
There's no collaboration beer like there has been in previous years, but you can sample beers from both breweries and cast your votes at several Jacksonville beer spots over the next few days....

Stone Brewing, best known for its excellent IPAs and strong ales, is going to open a brewery on the East Coast.
Here's the full story from the Associated Press:
Stone Brewing Co., one of the nation's top 10 craft breweries, is tapping Virginia for its East Coast operations....